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- >Sigh, another day on the street.
- >Better bunkerdown, at this rate the rain is going to turn to-
- >"What-ho, unfortunate friend!"
- >You look up at the loud voice, wondering who in their right mind wants to talk to a homeless pony in the rain.
- "W-What?"
- >He slaps a hand on his chest making a loud *clank!*
- >"I am Ser Knight-Captain Anon of the Good-Guy Brigade and it would be greatly appreciated if you joined me on my quest!"
- >You're not sure why, but somehow the rain parted, creating a beam of sunlight directly over this "Anon" making his armor almost too grossly incandesent for you to handle.
- "How could I possibly help you?"
- >You had no money, no armor, and you're starting to wonder what "quest" means.
- >"Your presence is all I require in my mission to lay a dragon!"
- >WHAT?!
- "S-slay a dragon?!"
- >"Of course, that's what I meant to say!"
- >He quickly dropped a large sack inside your box.
- >The cardboard underneath gushed water at your muzzle but you reach over to open the sack anyways.
- >"It's quite important that every knight have a squire,"
- >Untieing the little string made the contents pour out all over the wet cardboard.
- >"And with no one else to inconvienience at this hour, or willing to join me, I choose you as my humble and consenting servan- squire!"
- >Bits glew as they peeked from the brown sack, nopony had ever given so many before!
- "What would I do, as a squire?"
- >He suddenly looked up and scratched his chin.
- >"Hm. Ah! Watch and learn!"
- >He looked back down at you with a great big smile as you flinched at whatever was coming.
- >But nothing came.
- "Just... Watch and learn?"
- >"And help me keep my armor gleaming and my sword straightly erect!"
- >Well, that doens't sound too hard.
- "I'll be your squire, sure-"
- >He suddenly swept you from your box, leaving the sack of bits laying there.
- >"Onwards then, my new-fondled companion!"
- "B-but the bits!"
- >"Tis only fools gold, we will find real gold soon enough, certainly more than you have ever dreamed of!"
- >Be Sir Anon of the Good Sa-mare-itan Crusade, before you stands the entrance to the dragons lair.
- >The large portcullis was sealed with magic and your squire would be unable to assist you in this challenge.
- >While the journey was long and arduous, your squire was more than a life-saver on your way here!
- >"I just don't see why we had to steal and eat all that ponies food..."
- "As the wise tactician Guy Fieri once said, 'an army marches on its stomach.'"
- >You size up the gate and think on how you would overcome this.
- >Perhaps you could sit and wait for it to open.
- >No, you have a schedule to keep!
- >"And how did you get the sun to do that thing earlier?"
- "The fair maiden Celestia and I are very close, enough with the trivia, I need to think of how we're going to get inside!"
- >"I'm sure Princess Twilight would let us in if we just knocked-"
- >You raise a leg and kick the door with all your might.
- >It swings open, one even comes of its hinges!
- "The best path is the path of least resistance!"
- >You draw your shield and don your sword, surveying the dragons keep.
- "Quickly, take everything you can carry."
- >"W-what?"
- "It is a task of utmost importance, now do it before the dragon-"
- >"W-who are you two?"
- >The dragon approaches!
- >You raise your shield and prepare for glorious combat!
- "Faster, squire, I will divert the creatures attention!"
- >She complies, then the dragon gives you an offended tone but you ignore its devious call.
- >"Seriously, you guys need to put everything back and get out of here!"
- >It is defenseless! You take the opportunity and lunge at the beast with shield and sword in hand!
- >The two of you tumble onto a large table and begin to duke it out, green flames erupt from the dragons maw and you raise your shield in response.
- >You in turn strike at the foul creature, swinging your sword in a horizontal arch, only for the dragon to either duck underneath or jump above the blade.
- >Clever girl.
- >You filled the bag with utensils, decorations, and various other objects.
- >This wasn't going to end well and you know it.
- >Just then, there's a loud *zap!*
- >The sound of "fighting" stops and before the three of you stands the Princess herself.
- >"What's going on here?!"
- >Anon seems outmatched, yes he barely managed to fend off a baby dragon but his sword and shield would be useless against her magic.
- >Afraid of being sent to the Twilight Zone, you stay and wait for her to subdue Anon and give you a firm lecture on why you shouldn't do what a stranger asks you to do.
- >Then, Anon does something that nopony in their right mind would ever do.
- > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsW72KIOd8U [Embed]
- >Anon throws his shield at the princess!
- >But misses...
- >"You've done it now!"
- >She prepares a spell, probably to vaporize him from existence, when the shield comes back from behind and scrapes the top of her horn!
- >He stopped her spell, then charged in!
- >He grabbed the returning shield as he ran forward.
- >She fires a spell, but somehow the shield is able to hold up against the blast.
- >He swings his sword again, but the princess leaps out of the way!
- >She casts another spell, but Anon swings his shield just in time to send it flying in another direction!
- >"H-how did-?"
- >Before she can prepare another, Anon prepares another swing when suddenly-
- >He stops moving.
- >"What is this unfair magic?"
- >You turn around and see...
- >"Princess Celestia?!"
- >She holds him up and stares at him angrily.
- >"No more Ogres and Oubliettes for you, Anonymous!"
- >He tries to swing, move or resist, but can't.
- >"Unholy foulness, I will take you with me!"
- >Then, with a bright flash of light, he's gone!
- >Horror paralyzes you as your legs wobble and shake as the Princesses walk towards you.
- >However, they smile gently at you.
- >Twilight tries to console you first.
- >"He's fine. We're sorry he managed to trick you into helping him."
- >Then Celestia gently unruffles your hair and raises your chin to make you see her eye-to-eye.
- >"He's got quite the silver tongue. I should know."
- >You're... Breathless. This whole event was quite a lot to take in.
- "T-thanks, I guess. C-can I go home?"
- >They nod, and you take one final inhale.
- >And you book it for the door with the bag of loot.
- >You're gonna get a new cardboard box out of this, especially after all you've been through.
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